Minute Taking Skills – Ready Made Course

When minute taking is effective, projects run to time, and information is summarised accurately for knowledge sharing.

The trouble is, most minute takers are not trained in the skills of recording, active listening and speed writing. Most minute takers don’t see their role as a role equal to that of the Chair. Most do not know about the shortcuts to recording information and achieving accurate minute taking.

For many years, we have delivered Minute Taking training to companies in the UK and Europe. Now, this popular course is available to you as a ready made course for you to use again and again. The course is complete with all your training notes, handouts, activities and a DVD with six professionally filmed scenarios so that your course attendees can practise the skills they are learning as they learn.

“Brilliant course! I now feel confident in Minute Taking.”

Amber, NHS Milton Keynes

Minute Taking Skills Ready Made Course Content

What is included in the package?

The ready made course includes a DVD with 6 professionally filmed scenarios, a full set of Facilitator’s Notes, activities and handouts. So you have everything you need to run the course again and again. With this ready made course, you will have everything to run the course again and again – as many times as you want!

Special offer until end of December 2024: £499 plus VAT and postage. This offer includes Facilitator Notes, Handouts and Activities, so you get the complete package for the price of the DVD.

Minute Taking Film Scenarios

The DVD consists of 6 scenarios totalling 33 minutes and 47 seconds.

The role of the minute taker is a specialist role and the film, combined with the training resources, enables your attendees to watch a minute taker role model in real life and use note taking and preparation tips to make the job easier.

Film Scenario 1 – The Poor Meeting (4 mins 4 secs)

This scene shows a meeting with the minute taker’s role reduced to that of a recorder. The scene is taken from experiences in real life and will provide the discussion points for what should happen.

Film Scenario 2 – Chair and Minute Taker (4 mins 57 secs)

In this scene, an experienced Minute Taker works assertively with the Chair to prepare for an unexpected request for minute taking.

Film Scenario 3 – Note Taking Practice (4 mins 51 secs)

This provides an opportunity to practise note taking and producing minutes in summary format.

Film Scenario 4 – Note Taking Practice (4 mins 45 secs)

This provides a further opportunity to practise note taking and producing minutes in summary format.

Film Scenario 4 – Mind Mapping Practice (5 mins 12 secs)

This provides an opportunity to practise note taking, this time using a technique to produce non-linear notes.

Film Scenario 6 Part A – Agenda Setting; Part B – Note Taking Practice (9 mins 58 secs)

This scenario provides attendees with the dual opportunity to draw up an agenda and then make notes and produce minutes.

The first scene is an oppositional meeting, which ends in a deadlock. The Minute Taker is asked to draw up the agenda for the second scene, during which a new character, the Chair, enters the scene. The Chair facilitates a successful discussion. The second scene provides further note taking practice and gives another opportunity to produce summary minutes.

Ready made course normal price

DVD: £499 plus postage (£15 UK, contact us for overseas) and VAT.

Facilitator Notes, Handouts and Activities: £251 plus VAT.

Total: £750 plus VAT and postage.

Special offer until end of December 2024: £499 plus VAT and postage. This offer includes Facilitator Notes, Handouts and Activities, so you get the complete package for the price of the DVD.

Request a preview DVD:

If you would like to view all scenarios, then please call us on 01933 227 695 and request a preview DVD.

You can watch clips from our other ready made courses here.

Testimonials

“I have been impressed with the quality of the production and would definitely recommend this ready-made course to other training providers. The feedback from delegates has been tremendous.”

Paula Elliot, Pitman Dover

“As a trainer, I found the DVD very useful, and it gave me the opportunity to deliver a course with lots of practical experience of taking minutes. It took just two hours for me to learn the course ” – Jane Murphy, Trainer, Pitman Training

Jane Murphy, Trainer, Pitman

“I particularly liked the short scenarios and realistic dialogue for note taking practise.”

Debbie Austin, Trainer, Hemsley Fraser

“These training resources are self explanatory and enable you to cut/add exercises to suit your needs. The videos are great as they enable learners to apply and develop their minute taking skills by ‘Giving it a go’ on the day.”

Neil Clarke
Organisational Development and Training
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

“The DVD really helps with the note taking practice.”

Chris Maden, Events